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  • Selenium Supplementation in Horticultural Crops Selenium Supplementation in Horticultural Crops
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    Selenium Supplementation in Horticultural Crops

    Selenium plays a significant role in preventing certain types of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The level of Selenium in the human body depends on its concentration in food. In turn, the content in vegetable crops is a function of the...
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  • Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security
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    Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security

    This volume provides an interdisciplinary collection of studies that cover the trends and issues related to agricultural productivity and availability, food and nutrition security, and sustainability in India. The book discusses a broad range of vital...
    $270.00

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  • The Changing Status of Arable Habitats in Europe The Changing Status of Arable Habitats in Europe
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    The Changing Status of Arable Habitats in Europe

    This edited volume documents the current nature conservation status of arable habitats in Europe. Arable farming systems have evolved in the European landscape over more than ten thousand years and now occupy nearly 30% of the European land area. ...
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  • Plant Diseases and Food Security in the 21st Century Plant Diseases and Food Security in the 21st Century
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    Plant Diseases and Food Security in the 21st Century

    Of the global population of more than 7 billion people, some 800 million do not have enough to eat today. By 2050, the population is expected to exceed 9 billion. It has been estimated that some 15% of food production is lost to plant diseases; in...
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  • Ash from Coal and Biomass Combustion Ash from Coal and Biomass Combustion
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    Ash from Coal and Biomass Combustion

    This is a concise book with comprehensive information on coal and biomass ash generated from their combustion in thermal power plants. It presents detailed studies on ash generated from contrasting coal and biomass feedstocks, and provides a comparative...
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  • Low Intensity Breeding of Native Forest Trees in Argentina Low Intensity Breeding of Native Forest Trees in Argentina
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    Low Intensity Breeding of Native Forest Trees in Argentina

    Global climate change requires the development of programs that consider the active restoration of degraded forests and the use of native trees in afforestation to preserve the natural environment. International commitments like the UN REDD program, the...
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  • Diversified Cropping Pattern and Agricultural Development Diversified Cropping Pattern and Agricultural Development
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    Diversified Cropping Pattern and Agricultural Development

    This book examines how crop diversification strategies can help to ensure sustainable agricultural development across different land-size categories, with a focus on Malda District in West Bengal, India. Using Malda as the study area, a region with...
    $184.00

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  • Saline and Alkaline Soils in Latin America Saline and Alkaline Soils in Latin America
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    Saline and Alkaline Soils in Latin America

    This book provides the first comprehensive overview of saline and alkaline soils in Latin America, known for having one of the most extensive surface of salt-affected soils in the world. It is organized along two main axes: soils and vegetation. The book...
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  • The Rubber Tree Genome The Rubber Tree Genome
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    The Rubber Tree Genome

    This book presents the first comprehensive compilation of genome research on the Hevea brasiliensis rubber tree. The genomes of Hevea tree clones (cultivars) are described by three major international groups. Chapters on omics-driven investigations...
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  • CRISPR/Cas Genome Editing CRISPR/Cas Genome Editing
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    CRISPR/Cas Genome Editing

    This book offers a comprehensive collection of papers on CRISPR/Cas genome editing in connection with agriculture, climate-smart crops, food security, translational research applications, bioinformatics analysis, practical applications in cereals,...
    $270.00

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  • Accelerated Plant Breeding, Volume 1 Accelerated Plant Breeding, Volume 1
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    Accelerated Plant Breeding, Volume 1

    Plant improvement has shifted its focus from yield, quality and disease resistance to factors that will enhance commerical export, such as early maturity, shelf life and better processing quality. Conventional plant breeding methods aiming at the...
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  • Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 42 Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 42
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    Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 42

    This book reviews recent research and applications, developments, research trends, methods and issues related to the applications of industrial hemp for fundamental research and technology.
    $324.00

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  • Contaminants in Agriculture Contaminants in Agriculture
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    Contaminants in Agriculture

    This comprehensive volume covers recent studies into agricultural problems caused by soil and water contamination. Considering the importance of agricultural crops to human health, the editors have focused on chapters detailing the negative impact of...
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  • Valorisation of Agro-industrial Residues - Volume II Valorisation of Agro-industrial Residues - Volume II
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    Valorisation of Agro-industrial Residues - Volume II

    The world's population is expected to reach the eight billion mark very soon. As a result, there is a need for increased industrial and agricultural production to ensure human wellbeing. This in turn generates huge amounts of waste. Current waste...
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  • Valorisation of Agro-industrial Residues - Volume I Valorisation of Agro-industrial Residues - Volume I
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    Valorisation of Agro-industrial Residues - Volume I

    Agriculture and industry are the two most important economic sectors for various countries around the globe, providing millions of jobs as well as being the main source of income for these countries. Nevertheless, with the increasing demand for...
    $220.00

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  • Latin American Dendroecology Latin American Dendroecology
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    Latin American Dendroecology

    Latin America is a megadiverse territory hosting several hotspots of plant diversity and many types of forest biomes, ecosystems and climate types, from tropical rainforest to semi-arid woodlands. This combination of diverse forests and climates...
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  • Forest Pest and Disease Management in Latin America Forest Pest and Disease Management in Latin America
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    Forest Pest and Disease Management in Latin America

    By providing multiple economic goods and ecosystem services, Latin American forests play a key role in the environmental, social and economic welfare of the region's countries. From the tropical forests of Central America to the Mediterranean and...
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  • Combating Global Warming Combating Global Warming
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    Combating Global Warming

    This book critically examines the environmental hazards posed by global warming with regard to future food security, which will depend on a combination of stresses, both biotic and abiotic, imposed by climate change; variability of weather within a...
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  • The Oil Palm Genome The Oil Palm Genome
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    The Oil Palm Genome

    This book compiles the fundamental advances resulting from of oil-palm genome and transcriptome sequencing, and describes the challenges faced and strategies applied in sequencing, assembling and annotating oil palm genome sequences. The availability of...
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  • The Lupin Genome The Lupin Genome
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    The Lupin Genome

    This book on lupin genomics primarily focuses on the narrow-leafed lupin (NLL), and details the genomic resources that have been developed and how they are currently being used to help advance both fundamental and applied research on NLL in areas ranging...
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  • The Spruce Genome The Spruce Genome
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    The Spruce Genome

    This book offers comprehensive information on the genomics of spruces (Picea spp.), naturally abundant conifer tree species that are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. Due to their tremendous ecological and economic importance, the management...
    $270.00

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  • The Globe Artichoke Genome The Globe Artichoke Genome
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    The Globe Artichoke Genome

    This book presents the latest information on the genetics and genomics of the globe artichoke. It focuses on the latest findings, tools and strategies employed in genome sequencing, physical map development and QTL analyses, as well as genomic resources...
    $270.00

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  • The Mungbean Genome The Mungbean Genome
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    The Mungbean Genome

    This book reports on the current global status of mungbean and its economic importance. Mungbean (Vigna radiata)-also called green gram-is an important food and cash crop in the rice-based farming systems of South and Southeast Asia, but is also grown in...
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  • Sugarcane Biofuels Sugarcane Biofuels
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    Sugarcane Biofuels

    Sugarcane exhibits all the major characteristics of a promising bioenergy crop including high biomass yield, C4 photosynthetic system, perennial nature, and ratooning ability. Being the largest agricultural commodity of the world with respect to total...
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  • Nanobiotechnology in Bioformulations Nanobiotechnology in Bioformulations
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    Nanobiotechnology in Bioformulations

    With the recent shift of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to organic agriculture, the employment of microbes that perform significant beneficial functions for plants has been highlighted. This book presents timely discussion and coverage on the use of...
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  • Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 36 Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 36
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    Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 36

    This book reviews recent research and applications of chitin and chitosan, as natural alternatives of fossil fuel products, in medicine and pharmacy, agriculture, food science and water treatment. Chitin and chitosan products are polysaccharides derived...
    $227.00

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  • Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 35 Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 35
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    Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 35

    This book reviews recent research and applications of chitin and chitosan, as natural alternatives of fossil fuel products, in green chemistry, energy, biotechnology, bioprinting, medicine, water treatment, agriculture and food science. Chitin and...
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  • The Neem Genome The Neem Genome
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    The Neem Genome

    This book describes the sequencing efforts for Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss), one of the most versatile tropical evergreen tree species. The neem tree is a source of various natural products, including the potent biopesticide azadirachtin and...
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  • The Bitter Gourd Genome The Bitter Gourd Genome
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    The Bitter Gourd Genome

    This book focusing on the bitter gourd genome is the first comprehensive compilation of knowledge on the botany, cytogenetical analysis, genetic resources and diversity, traditional breeding, tissue culture and genetic transformation, whole genome...
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  • Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants, Volume 2 Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants, Volume 2
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    Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants, Volume 2

    Soil salinity is a key abiotic-stress and poses serious threats to crop yields and quality of produce. Owing to the underlying complexity, conventional breeding programs have met with limited success. Even genetic engineering approaches, via...
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  • Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 34 Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 34
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    Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 34

    This book is the result of remarkable contribution from the experts of interdisciplinary fields of Science with comprehensive, in-depth and up-to-date research and reviews.​ It describes the applications of date palm for food, medicine and the...
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  • The Prunus mume Genome The Prunus mume Genome
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    The Prunus mume Genome

    This book reviews the current status of P. mume research, highlighting how the new data coming from the release of the P. mume genomes can advance science and help to solve a number of problems facing the P. mume industry.  Prunus mume, which...
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  • Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants, Volume 1 Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants, Volume 1
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    Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants, Volume 1

    Soil salinity is a key abiotic-stress and poses serious threats to crop yields and quality of produce. Owing to the underlying complexity, conventional breeding programs have met with limited success. Even genetic engineering approaches, via...
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  • The State in the Forest The State in the Forest
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    The State in the Forest

    The State in the Forest uses a case study of conflict over use of wood - the principal source of energy and the primary raw materialat the time - to offer an environmental history of the nineteenth century 'great transformation'. The focus is on Cadore,...
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  • Negotiating the Seed Treaty Negotiating the Seed Treaty
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    Negotiating the Seed Treaty

    The International Seed Treaty came into force in 2004 was the culmination of over 20 years of negotiation. The need for a treaty arose out of a growing awareness that crucial plant genetic resources are being irretrievably lost. This book describes the...
    $78.00

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  • Poverty and Rural Development Poverty and Rural Development
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    Poverty and Rural Development

    In the developing world, people in rural areas are even poorer than city dwellers. Reducing the gap between city and country, even slightly, could greatly improve the quality of peoples lives. This collection of essays presents evidence from a variety of...
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  • From Rebel to Radical Innovator From Rebel to Radical Innovator
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    From Rebel to Radical Innovator

    "A book for the businesses of tomorrow"THE EUROPEAN; CLIMATE CHANGE REVIEWFrom Rebel to Radical Innovator: Leading the Transformation through Circularity by Albin KaelinIn a world craving sustainable solutions, Albin Kaelin emerges as a visionary,...
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  • Transgenic Cotton Transgenic Cotton
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    Transgenic Cotton

    Cotton is the most important textile and cash crop and is widely cultivated in more than 70 countries, including the United States, China, and India. Because its long life cycle and complicated genetic background, it is hard to improve cotton using...
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